Frankie Davies 
Dr Michael Mosley has urged people looking to improve their health to take a certain supplement, particularly if their diet isn’t packed with oily fish, nuts and seeds, and plant oils. Famed for his Fast 800 eating plan, he took to Instagram to recommend omega-3. He said: “Omega-3 is a great all-round supplement that will … Read more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says an Oklahoma hospital did not violate federal law when doctors told a woman with a nonviable pregnancy to wait in the parking lot until her condition worsened enough to qualify for an abortion under the state’s strict ban. Jaci Statton, 26, was among several women last … Read more
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania announced the novel experiment Thursday, a different spin on animal-to-human organ transplants. In this case, the pig liver was used outside the … Read more
Penile cancer is most common in men over the age of 50. It mostly affects the skin of the penis and the foreskin – the skin covering the head of the penis. If you have a problem with your penis, statistically, it’s more likely to be due to causes other than cancer. But recognising the … Read more
Winter is here, inflicting its usual array of symptoms — coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and fever — and, this year, a new COVID-19 variant is dominating the scoreboard. COVID-19 is leading hospital admissions among the respiratory viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, 25 U.S. states had high or … Read more
An Israeli company has received a preliminary green light from health officials to sell the world’s first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal, officials said. The move follows approval of lab-grown chicken in the U.S. last year. Aleph Farms, of Rehovot, Israel, was granted the initial go-ahead by the Israeli Health … Read more
When it comes to doing our laundry there can be a lot of products involved. Washing detergent and fabric softener are both commonly used in the washing machine. While these items work to thoroughly clean our clothes and leave them soft and fresh, they can bring with them some unwanted side effects. More specifically, one … Read more
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals this month that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks. Ashton Colby, 31, fears the clinic where he gets the testosterone he has taken since age 19 would no … Read more
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s office announced Friday. Environmentalists say the systems will help prevent PFAS from spreading into the Clarks Marsh area and the Au Sable River near the … Read more
Dementia is an upsetting and life-changing diagnosis for both the affected person and their family. It is a syndrome, or a group of symptoms, associated with the progressive decline of the brain. As a result it typically affects memory and behaviour, and even mobility over time. Many of us are aware of these more common … Read more
